Acme Manufacturing has been restricted to 100 employees in the building at one time. Throughout the day, twenty employees go on break each hour as twenty other employees return from break.

Question

Acme Manufacturing has been restricted to 100 employees in the building at one time. Throughout the day, twenty employees go on break each hour as twenty other employees return from break.

4. Over the course of a day, the employees in the Acme Manufacturing Plant are said to be in a "dynamic equilibrium", Based on your understanding of how the staff move in and out of the plant, explain what is meant by the term "dynamic equilibrium".

Answer 1

In the context of the Acme Manufacturing Plant, "dynamic equilibrium" refers to a state where the number of employees inside the building remains constant due to a continuous flow of employees going on break and returning from break. This term implies that while the number of people inside fluctuates throughout the day, it ultimately balances out to maintain a consistent number of employees in the building at any given time (in this case, 100 employees). Thus, the plant maintains a dynamic equilibrium as employees move in and out of the building in a way that prevents the total number of employees from exceeding the restriction.